Patent SG-11201809756P-A (SG)
Title: A process for producing mono-alkylated aromatic compound
Inventor: IDE MATTHEW
IPC: C07C2/66
Filed: 2017-04-13
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1111111011110111011111111010111110011111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\" WO 2017/213749 Al 14 December 2017 (14.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: Declarations under Rule 4.17: B01J 37/08 (2006.01) B01J 29/70 (2006.01) B01J 37/14 (2006.01) CO7C 2/66 (2006.01) — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a B01J 38/12 (2006.01) patent (Rule 4.17(H)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the (21) International Application Number: earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) PCT/US2017/027322 Published: (22) International Filing Date: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) 13 April 2017 (13.04.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/347,667 09 June 2016 (09.06.2016) US 16181311.8 26 June 2016 (26.06.2016) EP (71) Applicant: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. [US/US]; 5200 Bayway Drive, Baytown, TX 77520 (US). (72) Inventors: IDE, Matthew, S.; 1 Woods End Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902 (US). LOVELESS, Brett, T.; _ 14005 N. Lake Branch Lane, Houston, TX 77044 (US). = LEVIN, Doron; 350 N. 4th Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904 (US). BEUTEL, Tilman, W.; 405 Mathers Lane, Neshanic Station, NJ 08853 (US). =_ = (74) Agent: TYUS, Darryl, M. et al.; ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Law Department, P.O. Box 2149, Baytown, TX = 77522-2149 (US). Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (81) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, = _ = CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, = DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, = = HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, = KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, = MK, MN, MW, MX, MY MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, = = TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. = Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (84) = — kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, = — 1-1 01 71' EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). IN M 1-1 el (54) Title: A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MONO-ALKYLATED AROMATIC COMPOUND IN ,-1 (57) : The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a mono-alkylated aromatic compound using a treated catalyst 0 made by a method of this invention is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of heating an untreated catalyst in the presence of a N gaseous stream having a dew point temperature less than about 5°C to form a treated catalyst. The treatment is effective to improve 0 the activity and selectivity of the catalyst.